Planning and Building (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026

Planning and Building (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026 Contents Article Part 1 2 Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 amended 2 1 Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 amended . 2 2 Article 1 (interpretation) amended . 2 3 Article 3 (Minister to prepare a draft Island Plan) amended . 2 4 Article 4A (procedure for and following lodging of draft Island Plan) substituted . 3 5 Article 4B (Regulations for consequential amendments) inserted . 4 Part 2 4 Repeal and final provision 4 6 Planning and Building (Covid-19 Bridging Island Plan) (Jersey) Order 2021 repealed . 4 7 Citation and commencement 5 Planning and Building (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026 A LAW to further amend the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 and repeal the Planning and Building (Covid-19 Bridging Island Plan) (Jersey) Order 2021 . Adopted by the States 25 March 2026 Sanctioned by Order of His Majesty in Council 3 June 2026 Registered by the Royal Court 5 June 2026 Coming into force 12 June 2026 THE STATES , subject to the sanction of His Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law – Part 1 Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 amended 1 Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 amended This Part amends the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 . 2 Article 1 (interpretation) amended In Article 1(1), for “ “bridging plan” ” there is substituted “ “bridging island plan” ”. 3 Article 3 (Minister to prepare a draft Island Plan) amended ( 1 ) For Article 3(1) there is substituted – ( 1 ) The Minister must prepare and lodge a draft Island Plan for approval by the States. ( 1A ) The Minister may prepare a draft revision of an Island Plan or a draft revision of the bridging island plan at any time during the period that the plan is in effect. ( 2 ) In Article 3(2)(a) and (b), for “bridging plan” there is substituted “bridging island plan”. ( 3 ) For Article 3( 2A ) there is substituted – ( 2A ) A draft Island Plan must be lodged in time for the States to be able to approve it, with or without amendment, as follows – ( a ) if the draft Island Plan is replacing the bridging island plan, within 3 years of the approval of the bridging island plan by the States or within a reasonable time after the end of that period; or ( b ) if the draft Island Plan is replacing an Island Plan other than the bridging island plan, within 10 years of the approval of the Island Plan that is being replaced or within a reasonable time after the end of that period. ( 4 ) For Article 3( 2C ) there is substituted – ( 2C ) When lodging a draft Island Plan or when proposing a revision of either an Island Plan or the bridging island plan, the Minister must do so in accordance with the procedures set out in Regulations made under Article 4A . ( 5 ) In Article 3(3) – ( a ) after “In preparing a draft Island Plan” there is inserted “ , a draft revision of an Island Plan or a draft revision of the bridging island plan”; ( b ) for “from the public” there is substituted “in accordance with the procedures set out in Regulations made under Article 4A ”. ( 6 ) Article 3( 3A ), (4) and (5) is deleted. ( 7 ) For Article 3(6) there is substituted – ( 6 ) When preparing a draft Island Plan, a draft revision of an Island Plan or a draft revision of the bridging island plan, the Minister must consider representations that the Minister has received, if any. ( 6A ) If, according to Regulations made under Article 4A , the representations are required to be considered by an independent planning inspector, the Minister must appoint an inspector in accordance with those Regulations. 4 Article 4A (procedure for and following lodging of draft Island Plan) substituted For Article 4A there is substituted – 4A Regulations to set out Island Plan procedures ( 1 ) The States may make Regulations to set out the procedures that must be followed in relation to the lodging of a draft Island Plan, including (but not limited to) – ( a ) the process and minimum lodging period for lodging a draft Island Plan; ( b ) the process and minimum lodging period for lodging an amendment to a draft Island Plan; ( c ) the procedures that must be followed during the period between lodging a draft Island Plan and debating it; ( d ) the manner in which the Minister’s proposals, in the form of a draft Island Plan, are to be publicised; ( e ) the manner in which representations on those proposals are to be made; ( f ) the procedures to be followed when representations are required to be considered by an independent planning inspector; ( g ) the appointment, powers and general functions of an independent planning inspector. ( 2 ) Before lodging the first draft Island Plan after the commencement of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026, the Minister must lodge Regulations under paragraph (1) in sufficient time that those Regulations can be approved by the States and brought into force before a draft Island Plan is lodged. ( 3 ) The States may make Regulations to set out the procedures that must be followed for making a revision to an Island Plan or to the bridging island plan, including (but not limited to) – ( a ) the manner in which the Minister’s proposals, in the form of a draft revision of an Island Plan or of the bridging island plan, are to be publicised; ( b ) the manner in which representations on those proposals are to be made; ( c ) whether or not representations are required to be considered by an independent planning inspector; ( d ) the procedures to be followed when representations are required to be considered by an independent planning inspector; ( e ) the manner in which the Minister’s proposals, in the form of a draft revision of an Island Plan or of the bridging island plan, are to be approved. ( 4 ) Before preparing the first draft revision of an Island Plan or of the bridging island plan after the commencement of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026, the Minister must lodge Regulations under paragraph (3) in sufficient time that those Regulations can be approved by the States and brought into force before a draft revision is prepared. ( 5 ) In this Article, “amendment” includes an amendment to an amendment. 5 Article 4B (Regulations for consequential amendments) inserted After Article 4A there is inserted – 4B Regulations for consequential amendments The States may by Regulations amend this Law to make further or different provision that appears to the States to be necessary as a consequence of the coming into force of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026. Part 2 Repeal and final provision 6 Planning and Building (Covid-19 Bridging Island Plan) (Jersey) Order 2021 repealed The Planning and Building (Covid-19 Bridging Island Plan) (Jersey) Order 2021 is repealed. 7 Citation and commencement This Law may be cited as the Planning and Building (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026 and comes into force 7 days after it is registered.